The Southern Superstars: Sridevi, Rajnikanth and Silk Smitha from a scene in the Tamil hit Adhutha Varisu (1983).
Sridevi acted with fellow Telugu actress (and mega-watt sex symbol) Silk most memorably in the classic Tamil tragedy Moondram Pirai (and later in the remake Sadma). A reminder that for all her oomph and broad appeal of the southern siren, Silk, née Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla, was a fine actress capable of a lot more than the narrow prism of her perennially typecast repertoire.
Sridevi was three years younger than Silk and the two Telugu ladies are interlinked via many a movie, albeit a tenuous bond. #TBH Silk often had a scene and song, or an extended cameo or guest appearance in the Tamil, Telugu or Hindi movies where Sridevi was the main lead. In the 12 years where their paths crossed on film sets, not much was said of one about the other, although they appeared in;
- Moondram Pirai (1982), Tamil
- Thankiattu Raja (1982), Tamil
- Adhutha Varisu (1983), Tamil
- Jaani Dost (1983), Hindi
- S.P.Bhayankar (1984), Tamil
- Govinda Govinda (1994), Telugu
* Chor ke Ghar Chorni - a poorly dubbed Adhutha Varisu
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